Deficits: Not Always a Bad Thing
The focus on deficits in the federal election campaign, triggered by one political party’s call for a major infrastructure program to be financed over a three year term by way of deficits, highlights the mindless state of our politics. The proposal is to spend money in excess of what is collected by taxation, royalties, and...
Alive and Safe in Rossland
By Jan Micklethwaite On Wednesday, Aug. 25th, Ruta Zakarias and her two sons Eyobed and Yonathan arrived at the Castlegar airport from Cairo, where they have been living for a year and a half. On hand to greet the family were Jill Peacock, Jan Micklethwaite, Dave Cornelius and mayor Kathy Moore, members of West Kootenay...
Leafs host Castlegar Tuesday in first of two-game home-and-home series
The Nelson Leafs enter the home stretch of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition season when the Green and White meet rival Castlegar Rebels in a home-and-home series beginning Tuesday at the NDCC Arena. Nelson takes a 1-1 preseason mark into the contest after dropping a 6-2 decision to Beaver Valley Nitehawks Saturday at […]
Nelson SARS, Balfour Fire rescue injured female after fall near Gibson Lake
Nelson Search and Rescue (NSAR) and Balfour Fire Rescue were called to rescue a woman in her mid 20s after the female experienced a fall on an old growth recreation trail near Gibson Lake Sunday afternoon. Chris Armstrong of NSAR said in a media release, the two search crews were called into action at 2:30 p.m. Sunday after...
Come & Tell City Council Where To Go!
With the first year of our new Rossland City Council quickly coming to a close, Council is entering into a three-year strategic planning session. Our goal is to identify our list of priorities for 2016-2018 that will help us be a viable, well-governed and well-managed city, which is Council’s strategic goal for the next three...
Cops for Kids to come through Castlegar; Grand Forks
25 riders and six support people from RCMP and supporting enforcement agencies within South East District, including Castlegar’s own Const. Ron George will embark on this year’s annual Cops for Kids Ride on Friday, Sept. 11. The 2015 Ride, presented by The Thomas Alan Budd Foundation, will take the team across the South Eastern corner […]
New Kootenay plan secures quality fishing for all anglers
Regulatory changes to Kootenay angling management announced Thursday will help ensure a quality fishing experience, reduce crowding on popular rivers and support trout conservation. The main change is implementation of a booking system for non-resident anglers on three “classified waters” in the Kootenays: the Wigwam River,...
Extras needed for pro video shoot in Castlegar, no auditions required
It’s not often Castlegar gets to play host to a professional video shoot, but that’s exactly what’s happening at the Element on Tuesday, Sept. 8 from about 8:30 – 11 p.m. – and you are cordially invited to be an extra in the video. Castlegar’s own Reiss Zibin, 21, will be performing a song she […]
It's Kootenay Pride Weekend in Nelson
One of the biggest, and proudest, events of the year is set to kick off this Friday, as Kootenay Pride takes over downtown Nelson for four days of parties, parades, and more. The annual event, now in its 19th year, begins on Friday at Finley’s Grill, which is hosting a meet and greet and offering a burger and beer combo $15,...
Unsung heroes - a salute to the staff at the Southeast Fire Centre
The Southeast Fire Centre’s main building is a fairly unremarkable one-story government structure – although made significantly more cool by the airport watchtower beside it and the back lot filled, not with cars and trucks, but rather with helicopters and sometimes air tankers. When you first walk in, you see the standard institutional warren of […]
